Southern Province Permanent Secretary Gladys Kristafor has urged Zambians to cooperate with officers that will be involved in the census of population and housing which has been earmarked to kick off in October this year.
Ms Kristafor said this when she paid a courtesy call on Sinazongwe District Commissioner Oliver Pelete that the census would provide information and indicators for social and economic planning and decision making.
She said government would like to know the exact number of people in the country so that resources could be applied to priority areas.
Ms Kristafor noted that even the ongoing voter registration exercise could be done well if the exact number of people in the country is known as government cannot afford to rely on assumptions.
She called for sensitization on the programme so that people are aware of the importance of getting counted.
And Mr Pelete disclosed that the phase one project for Rural Electrification Programme has been completed in the district.
He said that K8 billion was used to complete the project from Zambeef Farms to Malima area.
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